Table 4 Association of retinopathy with clinical and laboratory characteristics
From: Relationship between retinopathy and renal abnormalities in black hypertensive patients
Characteristic | Correlation coefficient | P value |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 0.41 | 0.001 |
Duration of hypertension (years) | 0.29 | 0.001 |
Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) | 0.16 | 0.017 |
Systolic Blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.07 | 0.295 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | −0.05 | 0.946 |
Mean Blood Pressure(mmHg) | −0.03 | 0.637 |
Pulse Pressure (mmHg) | 0.10 | 0.145 |
Waist Circumference (m) | 0.09 | 0.200 |
Hip Circumference (m) | 0.04 | 0.574 |
Waist Hip Ratio | 0.08 | 0.226 |
Uric Acid (mmol/L) | −0.001 | 0.990 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.22 | 0.002 |
HDL-Cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.01 | 0.885 |
Low Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L) | 0.23 | 0.001 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.11 | 0.111 |
Albumin-Creatinine Ratio (mg/g) | 0.002 | 0.974 |
C-Reactive Protein (g/L) | 0.17 | 0.016 |
eGFR by MDRD (ml/min/1.73) | −0.26 | 0.001 |